Mayo — The Florida FFA District III Contest was held Thursday, Jan. 24, at Airline Baptist Church in Mayo. Over 200 FFA members, advisors, judges, alumni, and supporters attended. The contest included the three sub-district winners within District III. The district winners will advance to the state final held at the 85th Florida FFA State Convention in Orlando. The winners are one of 12 that advanced from the statewide district contests held Jan. 24 throughout Florida.

The contest also was the site for the agricultural mechanics preliminary exam. The top 10 teams from that exam will advance to the finals in May.

The Lafayette Senior Parliamentary Procedure team has won back to back district championships since 1999-2000. Lafayette will return to the Florida FFA State Finals since finishing second last year. Team members include: Cory Murray, Emily Fredriksson, Garrett Hart, Karley Barrington, BreeAnn Smith and Michaela Shaw.

The Lafayette Middle School Parliamentary Procedure team won the district championship for the fourth time in six years. Lafayette Middle will return to the Florida FFA State finals after finishing second last year. Team members include: Cole Hingson, Shane Harris, Brayden Lamb, Harli Lawson, Brianna Celedon and Katie Fletcher.

The Lafayette Opening and Closing Ceremonies team won their second district championship in three years. They return to the Florida FFA State Finals after finishing fourth in 2011. Team members include: Kaylin Morgan, Tara Byrd, Josh Singletary, Krista Lyons, Carrigan Buchanan, Mackenzie Long, Ainsley Peterson, Ali Singletary and Kendall Calhoun.

Clay Jackson won the District Creed Contest. He will return to state for the second time in his FFA career. Clay was a member of the 2011, fourth place Opening and Closing Ceremonies team in the state.

The Lafayette FFA Chapter encourages all FFA supporters to attend the 85th Florida FFA Convention in June to support our FFA members while they compete for a state championship. More information regarding the convention can be found at www.flaffa.org.

The Lafayette FFA Chapter appreciates Airline Baptist Church for allowing the Florida FFA District III Contest to be held on their property. The chapter also appreciates the many supporters who assisted in making the contest run smoothly, as well as making it a positive experience for all involved.

The complete Florida FFA District III Contest results are as follows:



Tractor Driving

    1.Steven McMahon, Fort White

    2. Harold Tillis, Chiefland

    3. Hunter Parrish, Trenton



Middle School Prepared

    1. Jarrett Douglas, Bell

    2. Deneb Delos Trinos, Lake City Middle

    3. Caleigh Robinson, Bronson



High School Prepared

    1. Hailey Bason, Chiefland

    2. Shelby McCall, Dixie County

    3. Caleb Land, Suwannee



High School Extemporaneous Speaking

    1. Sarah Edison, Chiefland Senior

    2. Austin Polk, Trenton

    3. Will Baker, Suwannee Senior



Middle School Extemporaneous Speaking

    1. Aubrey Cook, Bell

    2. Tiffany White, Branford

    3. Tori Hudson, Chiefland Middle



Creed Speaking

    1. Clay Sapp, Lafayette

    2. Lindsey Harris, Chiefland

    3. Cheyenne Redditt, Suwannee Junior



Opening & Closing Ceremonies

    1. Lafayette Middle

        Kaylin Morgan

        Tara Byrd

        Joshua Singletary

        Mackenzie Long

        Carrigan Buchanan

        Krista Lyons

        Ainsley Peterson

    2. Williston Middle

        Robbie Sistrunk

        Baylee Etheridge

        Sara Bishop

        Noah Cason

        Connor McCoy

        Valentina Laueii Sosa

    3. Suwannee Middle

        Tania Henderson

        Margaret Reaves

        Sarah-Beth Lee

        Alexis Fletcher

        Cassidy Monroe

        Sydney Poole

        Seth Land



Middle School Parliamentary Procedure

    1. Lafayette Middle

        Coley Hingson

        Shane Harris

        Brayden Lamb

        Harli Lawson

        Katie Fletcher

        Brianna Celedon

    2. Williston Middle

        Robbie Sistrunk

        Baylee Etheridge

        Sara Bishop

        Noah Cason

        Connor McCoy

        Valentina Laueii Sosa

High School Parliamentary Procedure

1. Lafayette

        Cory Murray

        Emily Fredriksson

        Garrett Hart   

        Karley Barrington

        BreeAnn Smith

        Michaela Shaw

2. Fort White

        Rebecca Bailey

        Mallorie Godbey

        Kaitlin McCarroll

        Danielle Wooley

        Justin Young

        Melissa Balmer

3. Williston Middle

        Cole Bullock

        Sierra Carpenter

        Connor Edwards

        Hunter Cason

        Mason Burton

        Brett Bergdoll



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